Ligue 1 fixture preview and facts: Brest fight Bordeaux

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Competition: France Ligue 1
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Francis-Le Ble (15097 seats)

It's time for Brest - Bordeaux! Despite a mixed bag of results so far, this fixture should be awesome!

Insights:
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Bordeaux have the most conceded goals (89) in Ligue 1

Brest can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligue 1. Bordeaux are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an energetic match!

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Brest form and stats

The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Brest at their home stadium (Stade Francis-Le Ble) is 7 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

The fans are hoping that Brest will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the game against Monaco (placed 2nd). A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs Monaco) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-4. Duverne, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Duverne scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 6 of 15 duels.

Before that game, the home loss against Strasbourg with the scoreline 0-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Brest handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The Brest fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 18 matches. Brest have conceded 25 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bordeaux form and stats

There's been little loot from Bordeaux's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 18 away games in the Ligue 1. Bordeaux only have 2 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 6 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Bordeaux's last three away games as they have all been lost.

There were no winners in Bordeaux's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Lorient (placed 17th). Ahmedhodžić was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.84. The defender Ahmedhodžić hit one key pass and won 10 of 14 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Angers SCO's place.

Bordeaux are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 16 matches.

Bordeaux have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 18 league away games 23 goals have been scored. There are big problems for the Bordeaux defense as they have conceded 56 goals in 18 away games.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other already this season, with the result Bordeaux - Brest 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Brest wins - draws - Bordeaux wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BrestF. Honorat
F. Honorat
11 goals
BordeauxU. Hwang
U. Hwang
11 goals
BordeauxA. Elis Martínez
A. Elis Martínez
9 goals

Brest missing players

Bordeaux missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Brest Bordeaux
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
13 7 3 Won W 0 2 5
9 4 1 Drew D 2 6 13
15 7 2 Lost L 4 10 19
47 26 10 Scored S 9 23 48
53 25 5 Conceded C 22 56 89
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 95%
84% 83% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 94% 89%
46% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 83% 65%
22% 28% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 83% 61% 51%
11% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 83% 50% 38%
62% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 68%
19% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 6% 5%
19% 22% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 32%
 
4.4 4.5 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.1 4
5.5 5.6 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.8 5.4
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.4 2.5
2 2 2 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
10.6 10.9 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 10.9 11.9
3.9 4.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.5 4.2
33% 35% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 37% 31%
 
13.1 11.9 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 16 15.1 14
4.8 4.5 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.8 5.3
Key stats in Ligue 1 this season:
  • Bordeaux have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Bordeaux have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Bordeaux have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the most conceded goals (56) away in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the most conceded goals (89) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the most conceded goals in the first half (41) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the most conceded goals in the second half (48) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the the worst goal difference (-33) away in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have the the worst goal difference (-41) in Ligue 1
  • Bordeaux have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Brest haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 37 25 8 4 85 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 19 10 5 4 41 24 49 83
2 Monaco 37 20 8 9 63 38 19 12 4 3 38 16 18 8 4 6 25 22 25 68
3 Olympique Marseille 37 20 8 9 59 38 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 12 3 4 30 16 21 68
4 Rennes 37 20 5 12 80 38 19 14 1 4 50 13 18 6 4 8 30 25 42 65
5 Strasbourg 37 17 12 8 60 39 19 11 5 3 36 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 21 63
6 Nice 37 19 7 11 49 34 19 10 4 5 27 21 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 63
7 Lens 37 17 10 10 60 46 18 9 6 3 33 18 19 8 4 7 27 28 14 61
8 Olympique Lyonnais 37 16 11 10 64 50 19 11 5 3 42 25 18 5 6 7 22 25 14 58
9 Nantes 37 15 9 13 54 47 18 11 3 4 32 19 19 4 6 9 22 28 7 54
10 Lille 37 14 12 11 46 46 18 7 7 4 22 20 19 7 5 7 24 26 0 54
11 Brest 37 13 9 15 47 53 18 7 4 7 26 25 19 6 5 8 21 28 -6 48
12 Reims 37 11 13 13 41 41 18 5 6 7 23 20 19 6 7 6 18 21 0 46
13 Montpellier 37 12 7 18 49 59 19 7 5 7 27 26 18 5 2 11 22 33 -10 43
14 Angers SCO 37 9 11 17 42 55 18 7 2 9 21 23 19 2 9 8 21 32 -13 38
15 Troyes 37 9 10 18 36 52 19 5 7 7 19 19 18 4 3 11 17 33 -16 37
16 Clermont 37 9 9 19 37 67 18 4 6 8 21 31 19 5 3 11 16 36 -30 36
17 Lorient 37 8 11 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 19 2 6 11 15 41 -28 35
18 Metz 37 6 13 18 35 64 19 3 7 9 21 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -29 31
19 Saint-Étienne 37 7 10 20 41 76 19 4 6 9 24 38 18 3 4 11 17 38 -35 31
20 Bordeaux 37 5 13 19 48 89 19 3 7 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 28

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Paris Saint Germain 37 25 8 4 85 36 18 15 3 0 44 12 19 10 5 4 41 24 49 83
2 Monaco 37 20 8 9 63 38 19 12 4 3 38 16 18 8 4 6 25 22 25 68
3 Olympique Marseille 37 20 8 9 59 38 18 8 5 5 29 22 19 12 3 4 30 16 21 68
4 Rennes 37 20 5 12 80 38 19 14 1 4 50 13 18 6 4 8 30 25 42 65
5 Strasbourg 37 17 12 8 60 39 19 11 5 3 36 18 18 6 7 5 24 21 21 63
6 Nice 37 19 7 11 49 34 19 10 4 5 27 21 18 9 3 6 22 13 15 63
7 Lens 37 17 10 10 60 46 18 9 6 3 33 18 19 8 4 7 27 28 14 61
8 Olympique Lyonnais 37 16 11 10 64 50 19 11 5 3 42 25 18 5 6 7 22 25 14 58
9 Nantes 37 15 9 13 54 47 18 11 3 4 32 19 19 4 6 9 22 28 7 54
10 Lille 37 14 12 11 46 46 18 7 7 4 22 20 19 7 5 7 24 26 0 54
11 Brest 37 13 9 15 47 53 18 7 4 7 26 25 19 6 5 8 21 28 -6 48
12 Reims 37 11 13 13 41 41 18 5 6 7 23 20 19 6 7 6 18 21 0 46
13 Montpellier 37 12 7 18 49 59 19 7 5 7 27 26 18 5 2 11 22 33 -10 43
14 Angers SCO 37 9 11 17 42 55 18 7 2 9 21 23 19 2 9 8 21 32 -13 38
15 Troyes 37 9 10 18 36 52 19 5 7 7 19 19 18 4 3 11 17 33 -16 37
16 Clermont 37 9 9 19 37 67 18 4 6 8 21 31 19 5 3 11 16 36 -30 36
17 Lorient 37 8 11 18 34 62 18 6 5 7 19 21 19 2 6 11 15 41 -28 35
18 Metz 37 6 13 18 35 64 19 3 7 9 21 31 18 3 6 9 14 33 -29 31
19 Saint-Étienne 37 7 10 20 41 76 19 4 6 9 24 38 18 3 4 11 17 38 -35 31
20 Bordeaux 37 5 13 19 48 89 19 3 7 9 25 33 18 2 6 10 23 56 -41 28

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